Chuck E. Weiss

Chuck E. Weiss is one of those overlooked legends in their own time, a hidden gem of the Los Angeles music scene who's as likely to be writing songs with long-time pal Tom Waits as he is to appear in a small role on Married with Children or The Gilmore Girls. Weiss grew up in Denver, Colorado where his parents owned a record store and encouraged his love for music. He met Lightning Hopkins at local blues bar Ebbett's Field, and Hopkins liked his drumming so much that he took Weiss along on tour, where he met and performed with legends such as Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Roger Miller, and Dr. John.